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Twilight of the Gods: Page 885

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(Bruennhilde raises her eyes in alarm and sees Siegfried; her gaze remains fixed on him in amazement. Gunther has released her violently trembling hand and, like the others, shows genuine perplexity at her behavior.#164; #87?; #42?)

Some Vassals:(#88:)What ails her(:#88)?(#42 end frag:)Is she distraught(:#42)?

(Bruennhilde begins to tremble.)

Siegfried: (taking a few steps towards Bruennhilde:#154:; #151: [plus a musical figure reminiscent of the grace notes which precede two strongly marked notes which comprise a segment of the “giants’ motif” #26a?]) What troubles Bruennhilde’s features?

Bruennhilde: (Bruennhilde sees the ring on Siegfried’s outstretched finger and starts up with terrible violence.)(#19 vari:)Ha! The ring…(#19 vari: [Bruennhilde’s “Triumphant” vari from her debate with Waltraute in T.1.3, &/or as heard in Hagen’s dialogue with Alberich in T.2.1?])upon his hand!(#51:)He … Siegfried?(#37?)